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On Being Normal and Other Disorders

A Manual for Clinical Psychodiagnostics

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The book offers a critical evaluation of the DSM diagnostic system, highlighting how the absence of an updated metapsychology affects its therapeutic efficacy. It proposes a new foundation for metapsychology by integrating Freudo-Lacanian concepts with contemporary empirical research, aiming to enhance the understanding and application of DSM categories in therapy.

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On Being Normal and Other Disorders, Paul Verhaeghe

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2008
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A Manual for Clinical Psychodiagnostics
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English
Released
2008
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Paperback
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528
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9781855756885
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The book offers a critical evaluation of the DSM diagnostic system, highlighting how the absence of an updated metapsychology affects its therapeutic efficacy. It proposes a new foundation for metapsychology by integrating Freudo-Lacanian concepts with contemporary empirical research, aiming to enhance the understanding and application of DSM categories in therapy.